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December 3, 2025
Clinical Pathology Improvement Program: Thyroid Function Testing in Everyday Medical Practice
The Pathologist: Building Programs and People
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- Elizabeth McMahon
Coming up, how you can combine learning with mouse ears in Orlando, a sneak peek at Pathology in the Park in 2026, plus the essentials on thyroid function screening. A clinical pathology course strengthens your expertise in diagnosing the disease. This and more next. Welcome to the Path News Network Daily Edition from the College of American Pathologists. I'm Elizabeth McMahon. It's Wednesday. December 3rd, and here are the headlines. Completing your yearly CME requirements can often feel like a race to the finish line. So why not plan ahead for 2026 and surprise your family during this holiday season with the gift of travel? The CAP is hosting Pathology in the Park in Orlando from July 15th through the 18th at Disney's Boardwalk Inn, the perfect way to blend learning with leisure. Spend part of your day gaining insights from renowned faculty in GI, pancreas, and hematopathology, then unwind with family at Walt Disney World in Epcot. A minimum number of registrants is required for pathology in the park. When a loved one dies, pathologists, clinical staff, and others are often called on to help grieving families. Providing this support can be complicated and time-consuming. Assistance for grieving families doesn't exist at many institutions and is decentralized at others. Some hospitals are addressing this gap through decedent affairs offices. In a two-part study in the December issue of the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, the CAP's Autopsy Committee surveyed 11 offices from around the country about their services before and after they established them. The committee found that formalized offices improved post-mortem processes, enhanced communication, and streamlined workloads. Part 2 of the study offers practical tips for building a decedent affairs office, from staffing and oversight to autopsy and post-mortem education. If you're making professional development plans for 2026, put the CAP's Clinical Pathology Improvement Program, or CPIP, at the top of your list. You can get CME credit with 12 online courses that are flexible with your schedule. This month's featured CPIP course is called Thyroid Function Testing in Everyday Medical Practice. It's led by Dr. William Winter of the University of Florida. Thyroid disease is the third most common endocrine disorder after metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Dr. Winter says screening for thyroid disease requires pathologists to have a thorough knowledge about the gland's function.
- Dr. William Winter
Certain types of thyroid disease get more common as we age and that That means that practicing physicians that are primary care providers, they're going to order a lot of thyroid function testing. And the laboratorian would be in a better position to advise clinicians on which tests to order if the question arises, or what the interpretation of the tests are if they have a better understanding of thyroid physiology. selection of tests and interpretation of tests.
- Elizabeth McMahon
Knowing when and how to choose thyroid function tests for a patient is one of the key learning objectives of Dr. Winter's course.
- Dr. William Winter
If the patient has no clinical findings suggestive of thyroid dysfunction, then thyroid function studies shouldn't be ordered. The physician will review in the course materials how thyroid function studies are used to diagnose hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism and the very subtypes of them.
- Elizabeth McMahon
You can buy the CPIP thyroid function course individually or include it with your proficiency testing external quality assessment order through the CAP online store. And finally, a CAP member in the news. Dr. George Netto, chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, gets a spotlight in December's Pathologist magazine. Dr. Netto traces his career across what he calls pathologies metamorphosis from immunohistochemistry to molecular diagnostics, and finally digital pathology and AI. He's the standing editor of the WHO Blue Books on tumor classification and has a side gig as host of the Precision Pathology podcast.
- Dr. George Netto
Greetings from Philadelphia. It's such a pleasure to welcome my guest today, Professor Matthias Nuder, Professor of Pathology at NYU Langone Health.
- Elizabeth McMahon
Learn more about Dr. Netto's career, his ambitions for precision medicine, and his advice for leading in the field at the link in our show notes. That wraps up today's Daily Edition. You can find more details on all these stories in our show notes. Don't miss our advocacy newsletter on Tuesdays and our weekly edition newsletter on Thursdays. We'll be back tomorrow at 5 a.m. Eastern. You can subscribe to this show on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. I'm Elizabeth McMahon. Have a great day.
Description
December 3, 2025
Clinical Pathology Improvement Program: Thyroid Function Testing in Everyday Medical Practice
The Pathologist: Building Programs and People
Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Transcription
- Elizabeth McMahon
Coming up, how you can combine learning with mouse ears in Orlando, a sneak peek at Pathology in the Park in 2026, plus the essentials on thyroid function screening. A clinical pathology course strengthens your expertise in diagnosing the disease. This and more next. Welcome to the Path News Network Daily Edition from the College of American Pathologists. I'm Elizabeth McMahon. It's Wednesday. December 3rd, and here are the headlines. Completing your yearly CME requirements can often feel like a race to the finish line. So why not plan ahead for 2026 and surprise your family during this holiday season with the gift of travel? The CAP is hosting Pathology in the Park in Orlando from July 15th through the 18th at Disney's Boardwalk Inn, the perfect way to blend learning with leisure. Spend part of your day gaining insights from renowned faculty in GI, pancreas, and hematopathology, then unwind with family at Walt Disney World in Epcot. A minimum number of registrants is required for pathology in the park. When a loved one dies, pathologists, clinical staff, and others are often called on to help grieving families. Providing this support can be complicated and time-consuming. Assistance for grieving families doesn't exist at many institutions and is decentralized at others. Some hospitals are addressing this gap through decedent affairs offices. In a two-part study in the December issue of the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, the CAP's Autopsy Committee surveyed 11 offices from around the country about their services before and after they established them. The committee found that formalized offices improved post-mortem processes, enhanced communication, and streamlined workloads. Part 2 of the study offers practical tips for building a decedent affairs office, from staffing and oversight to autopsy and post-mortem education. If you're making professional development plans for 2026, put the CAP's Clinical Pathology Improvement Program, or CPIP, at the top of your list. You can get CME credit with 12 online courses that are flexible with your schedule. This month's featured CPIP course is called Thyroid Function Testing in Everyday Medical Practice. It's led by Dr. William Winter of the University of Florida. Thyroid disease is the third most common endocrine disorder after metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Dr. Winter says screening for thyroid disease requires pathologists to have a thorough knowledge about the gland's function.
- Dr. William Winter
Certain types of thyroid disease get more common as we age and that That means that practicing physicians that are primary care providers, they're going to order a lot of thyroid function testing. And the laboratorian would be in a better position to advise clinicians on which tests to order if the question arises, or what the interpretation of the tests are if they have a better understanding of thyroid physiology. selection of tests and interpretation of tests.
- Elizabeth McMahon
Knowing when and how to choose thyroid function tests for a patient is one of the key learning objectives of Dr. Winter's course.
- Dr. William Winter
If the patient has no clinical findings suggestive of thyroid dysfunction, then thyroid function studies shouldn't be ordered. The physician will review in the course materials how thyroid function studies are used to diagnose hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism and the very subtypes of them.
- Elizabeth McMahon
You can buy the CPIP thyroid function course individually or include it with your proficiency testing external quality assessment order through the CAP online store. And finally, a CAP member in the news. Dr. George Netto, chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, gets a spotlight in December's Pathologist magazine. Dr. Netto traces his career across what he calls pathologies metamorphosis from immunohistochemistry to molecular diagnostics, and finally digital pathology and AI. He's the standing editor of the WHO Blue Books on tumor classification and has a side gig as host of the Precision Pathology podcast.
- Dr. George Netto
Greetings from Philadelphia. It's such a pleasure to welcome my guest today, Professor Matthias Nuder, Professor of Pathology at NYU Langone Health.
- Elizabeth McMahon
Learn more about Dr. Netto's career, his ambitions for precision medicine, and his advice for leading in the field at the link in our show notes. That wraps up today's Daily Edition. You can find more details on all these stories in our show notes. Don't miss our advocacy newsletter on Tuesdays and our weekly edition newsletter on Thursdays. We'll be back tomorrow at 5 a.m. Eastern. You can subscribe to this show on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. I'm Elizabeth McMahon. Have a great day.
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